We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving. It was a pretty quiet one for this little family. It is hard to believe that this is already Millie's second Thanksgiving and our third in CT. Last year Millie slept through most of it - as you can see above, she was a bit more active this year. We all managed to score a half day on Wednesday, so that was a really good start. Unfortunately, we were not able to be with family on Thanksgiving Day. We thought about a quick trip to Michigan but ultimately could not afford the time or money to do so. Work has been very busy for both of us, so we were looking forward to a quiet and relaxing weekend.
We were lucky to get a Thanksgiving invite from one of Shannon's co-workers, Ine, to celebrate Thanksgiving with them. They get together every year with a group of "orphans" who can't be with family for Thanksgiving. Ine is from Holland (not Holland, MI you Michiganders!) and so were the hosts and another guest A couple that works in a restaurant were tasked with bringing the turkey, which made for a late dinner, but it was worth the wait. We got to relax and meet some new people and it was a very enjoyable time. It was interesting to hear the interactions in both English and Dutch and still have a very traditional Thanksgiving meal! Millie explored the house like it was her own, and tried to hang out with the older kids. She was a little afraid of the 3 dogs that were there, but got more brave as the night went on. Everyone thought she was such a happy and well behaved baby, which is always nice to hear. It was very nice to be able to hang out with other families and enjoy a traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving!
Here are some more Thanksgiving shots. We got Millie some books and it came with a backpack. I put it on her and she thinks she is ready to go to school! She played with the blocks at the host's house and left them littered everywhere - much like she does at home.
On Friday, we went to cut our down our Christmas tree, which is a little tradition we started a few years back. It was a pretty nice day here (although the wind was cold) and we found our tree very quickly. We opted for a pretty small one this year since we have pretty short ceilings. We have come to really like Concolor or White Fir trees - no picky needles, the needles do not drop too much, and it has a slightly lemony scent. Millie had fun enjoying the sights and sounds and other people. She had a nice hayride and got to look at some cows (which freaked her out a little bit). Millie had to get some shots that afternoon unfortunately, but she took them like a trooper and walked out on her own two feet. We spent the rest of the night putting up the tree and getting caught up on the Office and 30 Rock while Millie got caught up on her sleep.
Today we ran some errands, decorated the tree and tried to keep Millie out of trouble! Not easy! But not really fair either -- so many new things to explore! She was more interested in taking the ornaments off the tree than putting them on :). We went light on the ornaments this year and packed away most of the glass ones for another year when there aren't 10 curious fingers poking about. No reason to set us all up for trouble... .
We are going to continue to relax for the next couple of days and then back to work and daycare. Boooooo.....
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